Hello folks. I've "arrived" frm the UK, unashamaedly (well, almost....) in search of experienced insight..

The context is that I have early -ish Parkinson's Disease, which is fatiguing, has stiffened my right arm / hand / leg (some) and on bad days makes my balance and sense of wellbeing a little uncertain. So having begun to experience some unease with my 900cc Yamaha TDM motorcycle, I moved to a Burgman 400 K7 a couple of years ago, for the sake of a lower centre of gravity.

That proved a wise and enjoyable choice, but PD is progressive and I do sense that things have slipped a little healthwise. I'm working on keeping life as normal and enjoyable as possible, though, as well as safe for myself and others, so I'm considering a Danson conversion for my 400, and have been reading around including this excellent site. I've been a little disturbed about talk of tire wear, handling issues and stress  cracking, but I gues all those are fixxed or fixable - Danson sounds to be a good  company.

But most all of what I've read is about the 650, and I have only a 400. So would the additional weight prove too much for my little motor, especially 2-up? And would it strain  the belt, clutch  or other parts of the CVT? What is the % drop in fuel economy (currently very good)? I appreciate that the 650 would be a better base, but I'm on a retirement budget and there are so few Burgy's in the UK anyway.

Any remarks would be appreciated - even with the current Danson offers it's a big investment.

Thanks.

Ian

Thanks Wayne - very useful indeed. Your points in favour of the Trinity  are well made, but it's just so unreasonably expensive. The biking world is always ripofff territory, but in this case the separate listing, and the price, of "extras" like wheels, tires and fenders, is ridiculous. There lies my main problem on a retirement economy.  The other negatives are the chain drive and the extent of modification (= commitmennt if you will?). I'm not sure how the resale picture would look here in th UK where it would likely be one of a kind in any case.  By the way, how difficult does a Danson conversion make access to the CVT etc. for servicing?